Parvatha Chidambaram has been dancing the ancient court and temple dance of her hometown of Chennai in southern India since she was 7 years old. When she immigrated to Rochester in 1999, she brought ...

Thousands of years ago, one of India’s oldest classical dance forms, bharatanatyam, was born. These days, it’s still being practiced on the other side of the world here in North Texas through dance ...

On one side was Kuchipudi, on the other was Kathak. Some performed Bharatanatyam, while others showcased Andhra Natyam. The many acclaimed classical dance forms of India converged under one roof, ...

The highlight of the festival was Sattriya, one of India’s eight classical dance forms from Assam. Celebrating India’s rich cultural heritage, classical dance forms such as Sattriya, Chhau, Kathakali ...

Leela Samson's latest book - Dance of Freedom - is a quick read at just 104 pages. (Images via Instagram / Spandan and Aleph Book Company) "Dance whichever way you like... and show the world why you ...

Is innovation a threat to tradition? But then, doesn’t tradition gather dust without innovation? And, if innovation is inherent, to what extent should it be accepted? Much water has flown since ...

Dancers adorned in patiala pants and crop tops were met by a roaring crowd competing with booming remixes as they ushered in the 21st Naach Nation on Saturday in Roone Arledge Auditorium. For the past ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

But rewind two decades back, when the internet was still in its infancy and not as widely accessible, and most knowledge existed in physical formats such as books, letters or word of mouth. At the ...

Classical dance, today is being sough after, academically, and for cultural reasons, career and a wholesome life, with it now being part of school curriculum Sure, the surging interest in salsa, ...